{"id":361045,"date":"2026-07-14T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-this-t-rex-skeleton-fetch-30m-in-auction\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:00:07","slug":"will-this-t-rex-skeleton-fetch-30m-in-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-this-t-rex-skeleton-fetch-30m-in-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Will this T-Rex skeleton fetch $30m in auction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yc8EaZFoJps\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Will this T-Rex skeleton fetch $30m in auction?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yc8EaZFoJps\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex is expected to break records at Sotheby&#8217;s auction house in New York.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>In the past, museums have been able to bid for dinosaur remains but Gus Rex, as he is known, is one of the most complete ever discovered and could fetch as much as $30m.<\/p>\n<p>That would mean that the 38-foot long beast is likely to be snapped up by by a super-rich private buyer.<\/p>\n<p>The 67-million-year-old remains were found in South Dakota on land owned by rancher Gary Licking, whose nickname is Gus.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex is expected to break records at Sotheby&#8217;s auction house in New York. 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